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Noah Roberts-Thomson
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Roberts-Thomson in May 2026
Personal information
Full name Noah
Nickname NRT[1]
Born (2007-03-29) 29 March 2007 (age 19)
Original teams Sturt (SANFL)
Unley (AdFL)
Draft No. 54, 2025 AFL draft
Debut Round 10, 2026, Richmond vs. St Kilda, at Docklands Stadium
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Club information
Current club Richmond
Number 27
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2026– Richmond 3 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 17, 2026.
Career highlights
  • U18 National Champion: 2025
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Noah Roberts-Thomson (born 29 March 2007) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A hard-running forward, Roberts-Thomson was drafted in the third round of the 2025 AFL draft and made his debut mid-way through the 2026 season.

Early life and junior football

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Roberts-Thomson played junior football with Unley Football club in the junior ranks of the Adelaide Footy League.[2] He attended high school at Pembroke School and played for the school's football side in year 11 and 12.[3] He represented South Australia and served in the team's leadership at the 2023 Under 16 National Championships.[4]

In 2025, Roberts-Thomson played Under 18s football for Sturt Football Club, winning a premiership in the U18 division of the South Australian National Football League while averaging 23 disposals and more than a goal per game.[1][5] He was a member of the championship winning South Australia side at the Under 18 National Championships that same year and averaged 6.3 score involvements across four matches at the tournament.[1][6][7]

At the October 2025 pre-draft Combine, Roberts-Thomson recorded top six scores in the 20 metre sprint (2.916 seconds) and agility test (8.024 seconds).[8][9]

AFL career

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Roberts-Thomson was drafted by Richmond with the club's fourth selection and the 54th pick overall in the 2025 AFL draft.[10][1]

He made his first appearance for the club in an informal pre-season match against Essendon in February 2026, before spending the early months of the 2026 season with the club's reserves side in the VFL.[11][12] There he played in each of the first six games of the season, kicking four goals, averaging 12.6 disposals and putting in an 18 disposal and one goal game against Williamstown in early May.[12][13]

Following that performances and in the midst of an injury crisis which left the club with only three uninjured and unselected players on its AFL list, Roberts-Thomson was named to make his AFL debut in round 10's match against St Kilda at Docklands Stadium.[12][14] He kicked two goals in the match, becoming the fourth player in club history to kick two goals with his first two kicks at senior level.[15]

Player profile

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Roberts-Thomson plays as a transition running small forward.[16] He is a left foot kicker.[17] In his junior years he played as a versatile utility, across the wing and forward lines but primarily as an inside midfielder.[18][19]

Personal life

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He is the younger cousin to former Sydney premiership player Lewis Roberts-Thomson.[20]

Statistics

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Updated to the end of round 17, 2026.[21]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2026Richmond27 34014418461.30.04.71.36.01.32.0
Career 34014418461.30.04.71.36.01.32.00

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Noah Roberts-Thomson bound for Richmond". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Noah Roberts-Thomson". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "1st XVIII D1 AFL Round One Write Up". Sports Association for Adelaide Schools. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Capel, Andrew (28 August 2023). "AFL Draft 2025: 20 SANFL juniors who are on the recruiting radar". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Williams, Peter (30 November 2025). "2025 AFL Draft Review: Richmond". Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "#10 Noah Roberts-Thomson". Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Alvaro, Michael (3 July 2025). "PROFILED The title-winning South Australian U18 squad". Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Chellappah, Jasper (6 October 2025). "AFL Draft Combine 2025: The biggest takeaways from the weekend". ESPN. Disney. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "2025 Telstra AFL/W Draft Combine testing results". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Ralph, Jon (23 November 2025). "Why Richmond overlooked father-son prospect Louis Kellaway amid speed focus in draft bonanza". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Barnes, Josh; Bourke, Ed; McFarlane, Glenn; McKirdy, Lachlan (21 February 2026). "Essendon v Richmond, Collingwood v GWS, North Melbourne v North Melbourne: All the AFL practice match intel on Friday". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 Pavlou, Anna (14 May 2026). "Noah Roberts-Thomson to make AFL debut". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Pavlou, Anna (12 May 2026). "Player by player VFL Report: Round 7". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  14. ↑ Black, Sarah (13 May 2026). "Decimated Tigers one injury away from requiring top-up players". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  15. ↑ Greenberg, Tony (19 May 2026). "https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2026512/roberts-thomson-in-rarefied-air-on-debut". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 June 2026. {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
  16. ↑ "Player by player VFL Report: Round 3". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  17. ↑ Capel, Andrew (30 May 2025). "Top 30 AFL draft prospects: Full guide to this year's South Australian AFL draft hopes". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  18. ↑ Cavanagh, Chris; Batten, Dan (20 November 2025). "AFL Draft 2025: All the reaction and every pick from night two". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  19. ↑ Greenberg, Tony (28 November 2025). "The inside word on Noah Roberts-Thomson". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  20. ↑ Twomey, Callum (17 November 2025). "Cal Twomey's 2025 Phantom Draft: Top 30, late picks, whispers". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Noah Roberts-Thomson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
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